Sign-Ups Are CLOSED
hp_halloweensign-ups is open once again! Sign-up between now and October 11! are closed for another year.
Sign-ups remain open until a final reply by a mod is made. This usually works in latecomers' favour by a few hours to a day.
Hello, everyone! lore, starduchess, and shadowycat are back for another scaretastic exchange! Please read the full community profile page, because we made some rule modifications to this year's exchange. Shortlist: Characters instead of pairings and one-post sign-up. If this Character change is stressing you out, see this discussion, which makes the idea as clear as possible.
Be sure to spread the word that sign-ups are open to your flists and any newsletters or new pockets of HP fandom that you follow on other social media sites. This is a lightning-fast exchange, which means you'll have about two weeks to write - that's only 100 words a week, with drabbles due October 28! We also take all genres, thus the repeated call for flexibility in the community profile. Remember, this is a 200-word drabble exchange that will be posted with reveals on Halloween.
Guidelines for Joining
Sign up by adding a comment to this entry with all questions in the text box below answered. You're signing up to both request a Halloween-themed drabble and to pledge to write one for someone else. The "Halloween theme" can include the season (fall/harvest), related holidays (example: Samhain, All Saints Day), traditions, etc.
Clearly but concisely state what you would like to receive and what you're willing to give by answering the questions below in your reply. Use the "Any other comments" line for anything you think we didn't cover in the questions. You are only allowed one sign-up comment, as the point of this exchange is to be flexible. If you find your sign-up reply becoming a wall of text, this might not be the exchange for you.
Please use the full name of a character that isn't considered a "lead" in the HP books. This goes double for Next Gen because of all the repeated names. Also about Characters: Matching is tough when someone asks primarily for characters that received no real characterization in the books. This idea includes names shouted by the Sorting Hat and random Death Eaters. So, you must name 6 characters, no more or less, and they must be characters that are more than mentioned in the books. You can name your OTP if you desire, but your author is not required to write it. Again, read this if you need further clarification.
Requests may be made for up to three simple Halloween-themed prompts. Writers do not have to use all of those, but they do have to include at least one.
One last time, flexibility is key in this exchange. People who will accept any gift or write any genre will be our beloved stars!.
Your reply here should contain the following, copy and pasted into the reply:
Username/name on LJ:
Username/name on IJ:
Email address you check regularly:
Are you over 18?:
Who have you written for here before, especially last year?:
Would you be willing to pinch-hit on Oct 29 or Oct 30?
Any other comments?:
List up to 2 relationship types you want in your gift (gen, het, male slash, female slash, or ANY):
List 6 characters (see notes above):
List up to 2 genres you would like to see in your gift (drama, romance, adventure, horror, comedy, or ANY):
List up to 3 squicks you DO NOT want in your gift:
List up to 3 Halloween things as prompts for your gift:
List which types of relationships you are willing to write (or ANY):
List 2 genres you are willing to write (or ANY):
List up to 3 characters you are not willing to write (or NONE):
List up to 3 squicks you will not write (or NONE):
Please remove the information in parenthesis () when you reply.
FYI: If you don't tell us who you've written for before (if you're returning to the exchange), you could up writing for that person again.
Rules:
1. You must be 18 years of age or over and confirm this in your single-reply sign-up.
2. All gift drabbles must be emailed to the mod account by October 28. lore's birthday is Halloween, so please make her a present of your timely submission.
3. All gift drabbles must be 200 words exactly. We do check word counts.
4. Gifts must be marked with appropriate warnings. All entries will be placed under an LJ cut.
5. Drabbles may not portray people under the age of 18 engaging in sexual acts.
6. Please code your story text for bold, italics, underline, etc, and with the appropriate header information, which will be in your assignment email. If you aren't certain if your coding is right, try your submission in your own journal before sending it in to see how it will post.
7. Send drabbles to the mod email account in text-only format. If you need help with this, ask and you will receive it.
There is a feedback rule instituted by the original mod, and we will continue to honor it: If you don't have anything nice to say, then please don't say it. This is a gift community not a forum for criticizing others' work. If you have a real problem with something someone wrote, then please get in touch with the mods first.
Please friend the community for updates and to see the drabbles! No need to become a member, we don't post anything locked.
If you have questions, email us at hphmods @ gmail.com (no spaces). Sign-ups and entries will be mirrored on IJ, so please be sure to only sign up in one place.
Thanks, everyone! We can't wait to see how you all will get your spooky on this year!
Note to self: Add a line next year about sign-ups accepted from DW, anonymously, openID, etc.
love, HPH Mods
Sign-ups remain open until a final reply by a mod is made. This usually works in latecomers' favour by a few hours to a day.
Hello, everyone! lore, starduchess, and shadowycat are back for another scaretastic exchange! Please read the full community profile page, because we made some rule modifications to this year's exchange. Shortlist: Characters instead of pairings and one-post sign-up. If this Character change is stressing you out, see this discussion, which makes the idea as clear as possible.
Be sure to spread the word that sign-ups are open to your flists and any newsletters or new pockets of HP fandom that you follow on other social media sites. This is a lightning-fast exchange, which means you'll have about two weeks to write - that's only 100 words a week, with drabbles due October 28! We also take all genres, thus the repeated call for flexibility in the community profile. Remember, this is a 200-word drabble exchange that will be posted with reveals on Halloween.
Guidelines for Joining
Sign up by adding a comment to this entry with all questions in the text box below answered. You're signing up to both request a Halloween-themed drabble and to pledge to write one for someone else. The "Halloween theme" can include the season (fall/harvest), related holidays (example: Samhain, All Saints Day), traditions, etc.
Clearly but concisely state what you would like to receive and what you're willing to give by answering the questions below in your reply. Use the "Any other comments" line for anything you think we didn't cover in the questions. You are only allowed one sign-up comment, as the point of this exchange is to be flexible. If you find your sign-up reply becoming a wall of text, this might not be the exchange for you.
Please use the full name of a character that isn't considered a "lead" in the HP books. This goes double for Next Gen because of all the repeated names. Also about Characters: Matching is tough when someone asks primarily for characters that received no real characterization in the books. This idea includes names shouted by the Sorting Hat and random Death Eaters. So, you must name 6 characters, no more or less, and they must be characters that are more than mentioned in the books. You can name your OTP if you desire, but your author is not required to write it. Again, read this if you need further clarification.
Requests may be made for up to three simple Halloween-themed prompts. Writers do not have to use all of those, but they do have to include at least one.
One last time, flexibility is key in this exchange. People who will accept any gift or write any genre will be our beloved stars!.
Your reply here should contain the following, copy and pasted into the reply:
Username/name on LJ:
Username/name on IJ:
Email address you check regularly:
Are you over 18?:
Who have you written for here before, especially last year?:
Would you be willing to pinch-hit on Oct 29 or Oct 30?
Any other comments?:
List up to 2 relationship types you want in your gift (gen, het, male slash, female slash, or ANY):
List 6 characters (see notes above):
List up to 2 genres you would like to see in your gift (drama, romance, adventure, horror, comedy, or ANY):
List up to 3 squicks you DO NOT want in your gift:
List up to 3 Halloween things as prompts for your gift:
List which types of relationships you are willing to write (or ANY):
List 2 genres you are willing to write (or ANY):
List up to 3 characters you are not willing to write (or NONE):
List up to 3 squicks you will not write (or NONE):
Please remove the information in parenthesis () when you reply.
FYI: If you don't tell us who you've written for before (if you're returning to the exchange), you could up writing for that person again.
Rules:
1. You must be 18 years of age or over and confirm this in your single-reply sign-up.
2. All gift drabbles must be emailed to the mod account by October 28. lore's birthday is Halloween, so please make her a present of your timely submission.
3. All gift drabbles must be 200 words exactly. We do check word counts.
4. Gifts must be marked with appropriate warnings. All entries will be placed under an LJ cut.
5. Drabbles may not portray people under the age of 18 engaging in sexual acts.
6. Please code your story text for bold, italics, underline, etc, and with the appropriate header information, which will be in your assignment email. If you aren't certain if your coding is right, try your submission in your own journal before sending it in to see how it will post.
7. Send drabbles to the mod email account in text-only format. If you need help with this, ask and you will receive it.
There is a feedback rule instituted by the original mod, and we will continue to honor it: If you don't have anything nice to say, then please don't say it. This is a gift community not a forum for criticizing others' work. If you have a real problem with something someone wrote, then please get in touch with the mods first.
Please friend the community for updates and to see the drabbles! No need to become a member, we don't post anything locked.
If you have questions, email us at hphmods @ gmail.com (no spaces). Sign-ups and entries will be mirrored on IJ, so please be sure to only sign up in one place.
Thanks, everyone! We can't wait to see how you all will get your spooky on this year!
Note to self: Add a line next year about sign-ups accepted from DW, anonymously, openID, etc.
love, HPH Mods